diecious


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di·e·cious

 (dī-ē′shəs)
adj.
Variant of dioecious.
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diecious

(daɪˈiːʃəs)
adj
(Botany) a variant spelling of dioecious
diˈeciously adv
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di•oe•cious

or di•e•cious

(daɪˈi ʃəs)

adj.
(esp. of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
[1740–50; < New Latin Dioeci(a) a Linnaean class of plants having this feature]
di•oe′cious•ly, adv.
di•oe′cious•ness, n.
di•oe′cism (-sɪz əm) n.
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Translations
diecodióico
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